Delaware North Companies (UK) Limited
Registered name: DELAWARE NORTH COMPANIES (UK) LIMITED
Delaware North Companies (UK) Limited made £125m revenue and £2.8m profit in the year to 4 Jan 2026.
Delaware North Companies (UK) Limited’s revenue grew 18% to £125m in the year to 4 Jan 2026, with £2.8m profit and 3,178 employees. The company is classified under “event catering activities” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 22 yrs · since 2004
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 29 Dec 2023 | 29 Dec 2024 | 4 Jan 2025 | 4 Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £87.7m | £106m | £106m | £125m |
| Cost of sales | −£22.7m | −£26.1m | −£26.1m | −£31.7m |
| Gross profit | £65m | £79.7m | £79.7m | £93.1m |
| Operating profit | £73k | £3.2m | £3.2m | £5.4m |
| Profit before tax | −£2.5m | £684k | £684k | £2.8m |
| Profit after tax | −£2.5m | £684k | £684k | £2.8m |
| Profit (best available) | −£2.5m | £684k | £684k | £2.8m |
| Employees (average) | 158 | 182 | 2,730 | 3,178 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −2.8% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2.2% |
| Gross margin | 74.1% | 75.3% | 75.3% | 74.6% |
| Revenue per employee | £555k | £581k | £38.8k | £39.3k |
| Profit per employee | −£15.7k | £3.8k | £251 | £877 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲20.7% | — | ▲17.9% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▲307.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲15.2% | — | ▲16.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | — | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 74.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £39.3k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £877
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲16%
- Now 3,178
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (5)
- Delaware North Companies (UK) Hospitality Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Delaware North Companies (Wembley) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Delaware North Companies UK Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Delaware North Companies UK Travel Hospitality & Retail Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Magicgoal LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 4 Jan 2026 (profit £2.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 25 Oct 2026
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